The islands along the southern Atlantic coast from Virginia to Georgia are called barrier islands because they protect the mainland from storms, tide and erosion.
But due to Clapton's persistence, he eventually did succeed in marrying her several years later. The marriage ended unhappily in divorce in 1988. Even though the romance didn't last, Eric Clapton's song Layla has maintained its popularity and is considered by some to be one of rock music's definitive love songs.
Not surprisingly, before his solo debut had even been released, Clapton had retreated from his solo stance, assembling from the D&B&F ranks the personnel for a group, Derek & the Dominos, with whom he played for most of 1970 and recorded the landmark album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.